Diamentina River?

Quilpie to Windorah and then into the Diamentina catchment basin towards Bedourie. We stopped on the Diamentina Developmental Road some 130klms before Bedourie and found a shady nook beside the Diamentina River. Well we think it was the Diamentina, only there was no sign - someone had swiped it! It was really deep where we stayed, but not a drop of water in it!

The Diamentina Developmental road boasts to being the longest road in Australia at 1433 klms long. We have taken it the whole way!

This was a great place to practice the clarinet!

The silence in the desert is amazing and the stars brilliantly bright and twinkly. We had a roaring camp fire which cooked dinner for us and kept us really warm. We heard no vehicles all night and no animals came to bother us.

 

 

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Cunnamulla and Bulloo River

A long day's drive meant another stay in a motel unit in Cunnamulla. Called Country Way, it was run by two blokes, who took great pride in their garden and cleanliness. Very comfortable and a good night's sleep?

Tonight a site beside the Bulloo River, just outside Quilpie in Central West Qld seems just the thing for tonight. Camper now open and Peter about to light a fire.

White wine in hand and blog on the go. Let's hope the other two-legged beings stay some distance away.

 

Home for the night!

 

 

 

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Wellington

The dilemma was ..........?

To turn left or right at Bungendore?

A right and then a left turn ensured a by-pass of Canberra. Onto the Lachlan Valley Highway and then the Mitchell Highway, arrival in Wellington (not far from Dubbo), was met at the local service station with apprehension when a local cattle buyer told us that the local population had a reputation for violence and that walking on the street at night should not be undertaken! The regional prison is located in the town with some pretty awful clients; their families and friends reside in the town.

Dinner at the local pub was magnificent and we did walk! A night in e lcal motel was an excellent choice because it rained heavily in the night.

We will travel up north to warmer places, quickly and slow our pace once the weather improves.

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